FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , AUGUST 4 , 1905.
Richardson County Teachers' Institute
The Annual Session of the Richardson County Teachers' Institute will be hekl til the High School Building , in
Falls City , Neb. , Beginning Monday Evening , April 7 , and Closing Saturday , August 12.
PROGRAMME
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Please study the above program. It may be changed , as we wish to accommodate as many as possible' ' , but conform to it as nearly as you can. Have your llrst
and second choice in each subject you desire to take. All are icquired to be present during Opening Kxerclses , and take at leastsix periods during the day. After
October llrsfc the State Superintendent , with his examining board , will have charge of certification of teachers. Your Institute record will be tiled with the State
Examining Hoard. ' Bring your desire to work , your enthusiasm and your sociability with you. Thanking you In advance for your co-operation , 1 am ,
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fraternally yours , OKu. GltOOKUK , Co. Supt.
IMMNTKD IT
The Richardson County In
stitute will be held in the High
School rooms in Palls City during -
ing the week beginning August
the 7th , and promises to be one
of the most interesting educa
tional meetings ever held in
Southeastern Nebraska.
ENKOLLMENT.
jf' All teachers who can conven
iently are requested to enroll
before the opening ot the in
stitute. The usual enrollment
fee of § 1. will be charged. It
would be a good plan to come
to Falls City Saturday , secure a
board place , enroll be rested
and ready for work Monday
morning. There will be a list
of boarding places at the County
Superintendent's office.
EXAMINATION.
Saturday afternoon , August
12th will be given to examina-
tions. Saturday , August 19th
Js a regular examination day.
ATTENDANCE.
The institute will last , only
six days. It will be academic ,
professional and inspirational
all three in one. It is very
necessary that nil teachers in
the county meet at least once a
year to learn and discus methods
of teaching , to compare notes ,
gain an inspiration , get a defi
nite understanding of the new
school laws , and understand
definitely the plan of the work
for the coming year.
All who undnrstand school
work realize this to be true , and
in fact our school laws make
attendance at the institute one
of the conditions of issuance of
the teacher's certificate. The
provision is made that the Coun
ty Superintendent may excuse
teachers from institute , "When
applicationt is made before the
opening of the institute and
satisfoctory reason for absence
given in writing by such teach
ers. " But no excuse will be
granted except under the most
imperative circumstances. It
is certainly no imposition to re
quires all teachers to be present
the full session six days , be
ginning Monday morning.
Please remember that this is
your Institute , that it is not
solely for the purpose of get
ting a lit.le information about
text books , but that to learn
methods of teaching and guild
the children entrusted to your
care is its main object. "Edu
cation is the path and goal of
human progress and the pat !
and goal of human progress is
the social circle. , , Parker.
A week's friendly conference
and mingling together are o :
great importance to all of us.
Remember that you are a par
of the teaching force of this
county and you owe it to your
self , to our fellow teachers , to
your patrons and to your chosen
profession to be present and
lend all your iniluence towards
making your institute a success.
INSTRUCTORS.
Most of our instructors are
well known Richardson County
: eachers and need no Sntroduc-
: ion
Supt. W. H. Pillsbury , Falls
City , will have charge of the
work in Physiology , Elements
of Agriculture , History and
Geography.
Sup. R. L. Hoff , Humboldt ,
will present written Arithmetic
Civil Goverment , Mental Arith
metic and Diadactics.
Miss Grace Greves , who had
charge of primary work in Lin
coln city schools last year , and
who has recently been elected
primary supervisor for the
Kearney State Normal School ,
will present the work in Pri-
nary Numbers , Form Studys
and Primary Drawing , Primary
Rreading Phonograms , and will
conduct a Primary Teachers.
Kensington each afternoon at
J:30 : to4 o'clock. During this
lour , paper cutting and folding ,
aflia work , and other kinds of
busy work will be taught. Even
.adies who do not expect to
teach will find this work very
interesting and profitable and
are invited to join the class.
Miss Greves is one of Nebraskas
most popular institute instruc
tors.
Mrs. H. C.Richmond , who has
for several years been super
visor of music in the South
Omaha public schools and who
lias recently been elected super
visor of music in the Kearney
State Normal School will teach
our teachers how to teach vocal
music in the public schools.
Miss Richmond was with us
last year and all our teachers
are delighted to know she is to
be with us this year. Three
periods in vocal music will be
given each day. All lovers of
vocal music who can possibly
arrange to do so should attend
these classes whether they ex.
pect to teach or not.
Prof. George E. Martin , Prin
cipal of the Nebraska City High
School , is a Richardson County
boy who has by hard work and
good judgement earned for him
self an enviable reputation as
institute instructor. He will
teach two classes in Grammar ,
one Beginning Methods , the
other Diagramming and Analy
sis. He will also instruct in
Advanced Reading , and will
teach a class in Picture Study
in connection with his exhibit
of fine art pictures. After four
o'clock each day he will give
instruction in Basket Ball and
other school games.
Miss Verna Vastine of Rule ,
will give instructions in Water
Color Woric. Miss Vastine is
strong in this work , and has ,
during the past summer been
making special preparation in
the State Normal School and at
the Omaha Studio. All lovers
of art who possibly can should
take this work' whether they
expect to teach or not. An
additional fee of 50 cent will be
charged to help to pay for the
material used.
Miss Martha King of Verdon
has been doing special work in
Pennmanship and Drawing in
the State Normal School during
the past two years , and will
present these subjects during
the institute. The work in draw-
will be such as should be given
in the Grammar grades and High
Schools.
Prof. Osher Schaifer in his
genial and practical way will
teach English Composition and
Letter Writing.
Prof. J. W. Watson will offer
instuction in Algebra and Gee
metry.
County Superintendent Crock
er will have charge of the Be
ginner's Round Table.
SPECIAL I'EATUHKS
The annual teachers' reception
and spelling contest will bo held
in the liiuli Hehool building Mon
day evening. Refreshluonts will
be served , tea -hers will get no-
quninted and besi of all , State
Superintendent J. L. McBrien
will be with us for the evening's
lecture.
The spelling contest will be in
promptly nt 7:30. : The. words will
be taken from the Roll of Honor
spelling book as long as more than
ten teachers remain in the contest ,
after this the words will be taken
from Reed's Word Lessons. Suit
able prizes will be offered. Supt.
Pillsbury will have charge of the
contest.
Wednesday afternoon Prof.
Davidson will be with us for a
short talk on the Nebraska School
of Agriculture , and in the evening
will speak on the subject , ' 'Getting
the Meaning of Things , "
Other evening lecturers will be
announced during the first day of
the institute.
VOCAL MUSIC
It is quite certain that Nebraska
teachers will have to pass an examination -
amination in vocal music in the
near future. Wo deeire to pre
pare the way for the teachers ol
Richardson county , not only thai
they may learn to rend music , bul
that they may be prepared to
: each it in accordance with the
ntest and moHt iidvanced ideas.
Music and love are the wings of
the soul. " "It is not all learned
Tom books , " and we should bo
prepared BO lend our pupils to love
uul appreciate the true , the beau-
; iful and the good. Already many
of our teachers are doing good
work in vocal music. AB stated
abovv , Mrs. H. 0. Richmond will
present this subject.
I'IGTUKE STUDY
All have been delighted with
; he work in this subject during
the past three years and the county
superintendent has boon urged to '
inve a class in picture study dur- ,
ng the coming institute. Prof. | I
Martin , Nebraska's pioneer in thin j |
line of work , will have charge of
the art exhibit and conduct a class'
u picture study. The good re
sults of the last three years' work
in this line are seen in nearly
every school house in the county.
The study of pictures is w subject
strongly urging its claim upon the
teachers of today. By picture
study , we mean , learning to appre
ciate the master pieces in art
which have stood the p vorcst test
of critics and still have their mes
sages to convey to us as in days of
yore.
AUTKXIHHIT
The art exhibit will have been
prepared at considerable Inbor
and expense , and will again bring
within the reach of our teachers
reproductions of the grentestj !
treasures of art. About 3700.OOJ j
worth of pictures will be exhib
ited. I
HXHIHIT OK SCHOOL WOKK
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We owe much to our pioneers.
Richardson county is recognized
as the pioneer in this Institute
Exhibit of School Work. It has
become a permanent feature of
our institute. People from a dis
tance will come especially for this
exhibit. Misses Alverda Allen
and Ora French , of Salem , will
have charge of this work. Teach
ers who have not already sent
work for this exhibit are urged
to do so. We hope to have each
school in the county represented.
The district number should be on
each piece exhibited. The work
will be returned to the school.
MAP DRAWING CONTKST
A special feature of this exhibit
will be the entries in the map
drawing contest. A prize of $5
will be given for the best map of
Richardson county drawn by a
pupil who attended a Richardson
county school last year ; $3 for
the second ; $2 for the third.
These maps should be entered
not later than Saturday noon ,
August 5th.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHUJTICS
As stated above , instructions
will be given in basket ball and
other school games.
Much can be said in favor of
athletic sports and especially
high school athletics. High
school athletics is argument
enough. But high school athlet
ics is a means to far greater ends.
Probably no phase of public
school work has been so grossly
neglected as physical training
The aim for a number of yeaid
has been to convert public school
pupils into mental acrobats. But
one result can be expected from
the persistent following of the
rule. The creation of an abnormal -
mal condition conductive to moral
and ! physical degeneracy.
Girls iu the majority of cases
have ' been taught for several
years past that to engage in an
old-fashioned game of ball or
black man was unladylike. In
consequence they have loitered
about the school rooms at inter
mission telling endless shallow
stories of nothing and occasion
ally indulging in secrets and
scandal they would better far
know nothing of. Boys have
been taught to be content with a
game of marbles or the fascinat
ing interior of a five-cent novel.
Let us seek to arouse a lively
enthusiasm in athletics for boys
and girls alike and lead them to
seek a well rounded and balanced
development i of all their powers.
JIOKNING TALKS
We have planned to have a
twenty-minute address each
morning.
Monday State Supt. J. L. Mc-
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Tuesday Business meeting of
Richardson County Teachers'
association , and Reading Circle
work several talks.
Wednesday Mr. Gco. Watkins
of Verdon.
Thursday Prof. J. W. Crab-
tree of the Peru State Normal.
Friday Supt. Geo. D. Carring-
ton of Auburn.
Saturday Prof. W. II. dem
ons of the Fremont Normal
shocol.
KIJADING CIKCLK WOKK
The State Reading Circle board
have adopted the following books
for the ensuing year : Hitch
cock's , The Louisana purchase ,
White's Elements of Pedagogy
and Putnam's Text Book of Phy-
cology.
A supply of books will be at
the institute. Each teacher in
the county is urged to do the
reading circle work. It is hoped
that teachers will come prepared
to take the books.
KKCOKD
Each member of the institute
is expected to keep a record of
the doings from day to day in an
institute note book furnished for
that purpose.
Perfect attendance , prompt
ness , close application and good
work in class will be recognized
and due allowance made in mak
ing up the grades at the close of
the institute. High school pupils
and all who expect to teach with
in a year or two will find them
selves much behcfitted by attend
ing the institute.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all school officers and patrons
to attend any or all sessions.
Notice of School Of fleers'Meeting
In accordance with Sec. 3 ,
Subdv. 5 , of the School Laws of
Nebraska ( read note below ) the
school officers o f Richardson
county' are hereby called to meet
in the court house in Falls City ,
on Monday , AUg. 7 , 1905 , at 1:30 :
p. m. Monday morning at 8:30 :
in the high school building , State
Supt. J. L. McBrien will address
school officers , , teachers and pa
trons. We hope that you will be
able to attend this meeting. We
want you to visit the Teachers'
Institute , sec the Exhibit of
School Work and the Art Exhibit.
The business meeting will be
held in the court room at 1:30 : p.
m. We hope to perfect a school
officers' organization. A new
course of study , rules and regu
lations will be adopted which will
apply to all the schools of the
county. We arc anxious for you
to be present and have a chance
to express your views. State
Supt. J. L. McBrien will be with
us and assist in the discussion of
the following subjects :
District Records How should
they be kept ? The annual re
ports. Salary of school officers
What compensation should each
member of a board receive ? Text
books and supplies. Care of
school property. Beautifying1
school rooms and school grounds.
Hiring teachers. What the school
board should expect of the teach
er. What the teacher should ex
pect of the school board. A li
brary in every school , The com
pulsory attendance law Duties
of truant officer and director.
School vacation When and for
what length of time should vaca
tion be held ? The course of
study. School equipment
Houses , outbuildings , grounds ,
furniture , maps , charts , globes ,
lictionary , etc.
We hope to meet every school
officer in Richardson county at
this meeting. All patrons , and
every one interested in the cause
> f education , arc cordially invited
to attend this meeting and take
part in the discussion of the above
subjects. |
It has been suggested that ,
where the schools arc some dis
tance from Falls City , the board
in such districts send at least one-
of their members and pay his ex
penses out of the general fund of
the district. Fraternally yours , -
jr-
GKO. CKOCKKK ,
Co. Supt.
Fioin See. ' ) , Subdv 5 , School Laws
of Nebnmka : {
" * * * and It Is hereby made
the duty of oneh district board , or one
of thtilr number empowered by the
board , to attend all meetings culled by " ' . ,
the county nuperlntondcnt for the pur-
post ; of adopting or revising a course of
ftudv for the advancement of district
schools , ( if making rules and rGgulu-
tloiii-i tliey muy think neei'oisury for
the government and health of the
puplle , and of devising such means ns
may i-emii boot to seetire regular at-
tcndancu and pro rcfB of children at
school. "
Nothing on the Market Equal to Cham
berlain's Colic , Cholera and it.
Diarrhoea Remedy.
This fact U well known to druirdats
cverywnerc , find nine out of ten will
plve their customers this niupurutlon
when the bust Is asked for. Mr. Obu
Wltmer , it prominent druyjjUt of Jop-
lln , Mo. , In u circular to bis customers
buys : "There is nothing on the market
in tba wuy of patent medicine which
equals Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel com
plaints. Wo null and recommend tbia
preparation. " For sale ut Kerr'sdrug
store.
WANTKD. To exchange a 200
acre farm in North Georgia for
small property in Falls City.
J. Cronenberger , Falls City , Neb.
